A couple of days ago I started feeling a bit off colour. Shaking and shivering, aching all over, even went off my beer, so I must have been really sick.. :D :lol: Wednesday and Thursday I shivered all night under a heap of blankets. Last night I had a hot shower and put myself to bed. I felt like I ...

Mostly sunny today, 7 degrees just now, should be nice this afternoon.

So it would appear.

.........doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.

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There are heat protocols in place here now, where they aren't liberated if the expected top temperature is above a certain number. It varies from area to area. Generally in the low to mid 30's. At home they will happily exercise in 39 degrees, which is a bit over 100F. The pigeons need to be bred in...

I use earthenware with a felt mostly But I do use cardboard at times I ordered some off pallets this year and they were a lot smaller than normal so returned them free , pallets said they had a new supplier in China and agreed they were small I don’t think two large ybs could have had room in them ...

The heat doesn't worry them much if they are raised in it. Trust me.
Crowding in the hampers is what kills them.

Yep cardboard ones. I think they are made of pressed recycled paper. Good things.
I need to find a supplier of them here.....

Good flyers, those boys.
Very good.